Visit habitat of sandhill cranes in Nebraska trip
Kathy Fisher recounts a family journey from Dutch Creek to Nebraska to view sandhill cranes. They describe Fontenelle Forest, the Platte River Valley staging ground, the large crane gatherings near Holdredge, and notes wet weather, wildlife, and potential threats from dams along the Platte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Fisher
Dutch Creek
Mother
Nebraska
South Dakota
Ron
Hancock
Iowa
Russell
Mary Griggs
Nishnabotna River
Omaha
Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
Fontenelle Forest
Missouri River
U.S
South
Omaha Bridge
Bellevue Blvd
Gulf Coast
Texas
Platte River Valley
Canada
Alaska
Robert Lind
Holdredge
Grand Island
Kearney
Army Corps of Engineers
Platte
Cancer Crusade workers named in county by chairman
Washington County Crusade Chairman Harvey Holden named numerous workers across townships to reach the yearly goal of 9500 dollars set by the State Cancer Society. Secretaries and treasurers named. kickoff planned March 31 at United Methodist Church with materials pickup and a 10 am start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Crusade
Holden
Harvey Holden
Washington County
State Cancer Society
Clara Gilbert
Juanita Hering
Marge Hammond
Gerald Edwards
Ainsworth
Robert Bruegge
Leon McNeil
Terry Cellman
Charles Ort
David McFarland
Don Edwards
Harold Kueneman
Brian O'Donnell
Mahlon Huston
Helen Dickerson
Jim Drayfahl
Steve Schultz
Junior Buck
Crawfordsville
Margaret Davidson
William Ganon
Herbert Hammen
Jackson
John Wagner
Hubert Malichly
Bob Carter
Dean Luers
Larry Marek
Ralph Witthoft
Roy Carter
Harold Wylie
Verle Gallagher
James Birney
Bert Hahn
Dale Lance
Ray Whisler
Franklin
Louise Wehr
Edwin Peiffer
Marion Timmins
Wilbur Wright
Ed Augustine
Milburn McKay
Elwood Kleese
Bruce Campbell
John Kiene
Richard Schiebel
Marion
Vernon Roth
Rhua Davison
Ralph Wenger
Clarence Wenger
Victor Miller
Earl Ferrell
Oregon
Louise Koehler
Janice Skubal
Bill Wolf
Cy Bush
Larry Bean
John Skubal
Glenn Stoutner
Richard Huber
Keith Fisher
Burl Stoutner
Oregon Township
Louis Koehler
Duane White
Eileen Jeffries
Dale Byerly
Bob Gerot
Clay Township
Leona Snyder
Clifford Pepper
Alice Scheeler
Vivienne Brinton
Craig Morgan
Ethel Killian
Dean Cooney
Rubio
Highland Township
Merle Miller
Loel Letts
Ervin Wulf
Dean Sandburg
James McCreedy
Harold Carson
Richard Soukup
Geraldine Schultz
Gabrielle Hagerty
Fourth Ward
United Methodist Church
Washington
Washington County Cancer Crusade
Washington State Bank
Riverside clubs and greetings fill South Side social calendar
Mrs. Kenneth Kucera hosted the South Side Country Club meeting with demonstrations by Mrs. Miller of Kalona, lunch by the hostess and helpers, and plans for April. The Girl Scouts met at Upper Elementary, wrapping cookie deliveries by May 1. American Legion Auxiliary held a card party with euchre and pinochle prizes. Weekend visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Cress of Omaha. Local gatherings featured visits from Kiene and Weber families. Youth baseball and softball signups announced for April at the Riverside Community Building with fees set by age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kiene Riverside
South Side Country Club
Kenneth Kucera
Bess Prehoda
Carl Prybil
Bess Burich
Robert Wieland
Hazel Bell
Carl Craig
Anna Heck
Byron Sweeting
Kenneth Wieland
Fred Kucera
Miller
Kalona
Millers Hardware
John Veggy
Mary Lukovsky
Wilma Rummelhart
Gertrude Waldschmidt
David Cress
Omaha
Neb
Harold Cross
Henry Kiene
Washington
Riverside
Reading group in Iowa City meets to discuss reading progress
The Iowa City Council of the International Reading Association held an Eastern Iowa sectional meeting at West High School on March 23 and 24 with about three hundred attendees. Dr. Cecil Kipling spoke on tomorrow is too late and methods to tailor reading instruction, followed by sessions led by noted speakers and a closing talk by Dr. Ethna Reid on preventing reading failure. Exhibits from 45 companies complemented the program, with Washington schools sending numerous staff and student teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City Council
International Reading Association
Eastern Iowa
West High School
Cecil Kipling
University of South Dakota
Ethna Reid
Salt Lake City
University of Utah
Washington
Cathryn Kiesey
Sharon Mera
Alice Davis
Phyllis Kisele
Beverly Lamansky
Alice Swanson
Grace Ann Callen
Gabrielle Hagerty
Janelle Kross
Barbara Achen
Mary Loveless
Ella May Ruppert
Doris Eaton
Julie Zager
Peggy Basinger
Marguerite Pefferman
Minor collision at Drug Fair driveway intersection
City police report a two-vehicle accident at the Drug Fair driveway and West Madison Street. Mildred Diane Bruns of Keota and Vince LaVerne Smith of Washington drove the vehicles. damage is estimated at 900 dollars. Bruns was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Madison Street
Mildred Diane Bruns
Keota
Vince LaVerne Smith
Washington
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Voluntary Action Center
Washington, D.C
Professional Directory
Livingston
John C. Owen
East Main Street
Stewart & Sheare
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
Earl C. Wright
Brighton
M.L. Tweeton
North Marion
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Monthry Fri
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Melvin Schneider
Maplewood Manor
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South Town Avenue
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